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b. 1618, 3rd s. of William Ceely of St Ives and Anne, da. of Thomas Penrose of Penrose, Sithney, Cornw.; bro. of Thomas Ceely*. m. (1) 25 Nov. 1638, Joan, da. of Thomas Purefoy of St Ives, 3s.;Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 82. (2) 31 Mar. 1657, Honor, da. of James Grade, and wid. of John Prideaux.C10/59/101; St Ives par. regs. d. aft. 1668.Cornw. RO, G/1471/1.
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Military: maj. (parlian.) forces in Lyme Regis, Dorset bef. July 1645.Sprigge, Anglia Rediviva, 64. Gov. Poltimore, Devon c.1645–6.CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 308. Capt. militia ft. Cornw. 14 Feb. 1650, by July 1655 – aft.June 1656, Apr. 1660.CSP Dom. 1649–50, p. 521; SP25/77, pp. 867, 890; Mercurius Politicus no. 615 (5–12 Apr. 1660), 1243 (E.182.28).

Local: overseer, St Ives par. Cornw. 1641–2.Cornw. Protestation Returns, 65. Surveyor of customs, Lyme Regis, Dorset 21 Aug. 1643–?CJ iii. 213a. Sub-commr. excise, western division, Cornw. Dec. 1646–25 Dec. 1651.E113/5, unfol.; E351/1298. Sequestrator, Cornw. 28 Feb. 1650.CCC 177. Commr. assessment, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance… for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). for sequestrations, 27 Oct. 1652.CCC 614. J.p. 13 Sept. 1653–?Mar. 1660.C231/6, p. 266. Judge, relief of poor prisoners, 5 Oct. 1653. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. securing peace of commonwealth by Jan. 1656;TSP iv. 451. for public faith, 24 Oct. 1657;Mercurius Politicus no. 387 (22–9 Oct. 1657), 62 (E.505.35). militia, 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O.

Central: commr. security of protector, England and Wales 27 Nov. 1656.A. and O.

Parlimentarian
CEELY, Peter (b. 1618), of St Ives, Cornw.
: of St Ives, Cornw.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
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CEELY, Peter (b. 1618), of St Ives, Cornw.

Will
not found.
Estates
five-hearth house in St Ives.Cornw. Hearth Tax, 85. Commercial interests, inc. shares in at least six ships;CSP Dom. 1656-7, p. 85. farmer of rectory of Redruth (Mar. 1651-Mar. 1652), tithes of Mevagissey, Cury, Gevoe, Gunwalloe and Gaull and rectory of Sennan (Apr.-Sept. 1653).E113/5, unfol. On second marriage, acquired property in parishes of Gurlyn (St Erth), Godrevy and Tregender, Cornw (sold by 1668).Cornw. RO, G/1471/1; G/107.
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